Lead Advanced Practice Provider

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA, US

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Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking experienced and motivated Lead Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) to join and help guide our growing pediatric specialty teams. These leadership roles blend advanced clinical practice with operational and team leadership, supporting exceptional patient care while mentoring and developing nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Available Lead APP Roles:
• General Surgery
• Pulmonology
• Gastroenterology

As a Lead APP, you will:
• Provide clinical care to pediatric patients within your specialty area
• Serve as a clinical resource, mentor, and role model for nurse practitioners and physician assistants
• Support daily operations, workflow optimization, and patient throughput
• Partner with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to enhance care coordination and patient outcomes
• Contribute to quality improvement, safety initiatives, and best-practice standardization
• Assist with onboarding, education, and professional development of APP team members

If you are passionate about leading advanced practice providers and advancing pediatric specialty care, we encourage you to apply and help shape the future of pediatric health at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Experience

3 years’ experience as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Preferred Qualifications

Previous supervisory or health care leadership experience
Doctorate degree in Nursing Practice or Medical Science

Education

Masters degree in Nursing

Certification Summary

Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia OR Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in the state of Georgia OR licensure as a Physician Assistant in the state of Georgia
Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Program (AANP), Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), or National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), (Certification as Family Nurse Practitioner may be acceptable with CNO approval)
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 60 days of hire for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants working in Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Anesthesia, Hematology/Oncology, and Critical Care (Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants working in Neonatology may provide NRP certification in lieu of PALS)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Proficient knowledge of Georgia Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, Joint Commission regulatory requirements and Credentialing process of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
Excellent communication (written, spoken & presentation), organizational, and interpersonal skills
Must have the following skills and aptitude: team partnership orientation, conflict resolution, problem solving, listening, staff development, time management, physician relations, and fiscal management
Demonstrates personal and professional integrity; collaborative and respectful behavior; flexibility and willingness to change
Ability to coach and develop leadership skills in others
Exhibits confidentiality, honesty, and actions that build trust and strengthens relationships

Job Responsibilities

Clinical

Provide comprehensive patient care management within a collaborative practice model for children of all ages under the supervision of the supervising/collaborating physician within the scope of practice outlined by state statute in the inpatient and/or ambulatory settings. This includes:
Performing comprehensive histories and physical exams and identifying normal and abnormal findings, including physical, cognitive, and psychosocial status.
Ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests.
Developing pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment plans
Serving as an educational resource for patients, families, health care professionals, and students.
Facilitating patient referrals to other medical providers, medical facilities, and other health/social service agencies as needed.
Collaborating and/or consulting with physicians and other health care providers as appropriate.

Strategy & Operations

Lead team to achieve departmental goals in collaboration with medical and departmental/practice leaders.
Serve as department representative for the APPs in areas of physician relations, administrative relations, clinical operations.
Facilitate the standardization and/or revision of practice protocols and therapies, policies, and processes related to APP role.
Actively participate on the Advanced Practice Provider Shared Governance Committees.
Manage organizational change and foster acceptance, adoption, and action toward change.

Staff Management

Complete and/or provide feedback to manager on staff performance and educational needs; collaborate with manager, physicians, and HR on performance improvement plans for direct reports when needed; provide ongoing coaching and feedback.
Partner with system and departmental leaders to manage day-to-day operations of APP staffing and scheduling to meet business needs of the division.
Ensure APPs are compliant with credentialing and licensure.
Actively participate in recruitment and hiring of APPs.
Facilitate graduate student placement within the practice.

Professional Development

Actively participate in the planning, implementation, and evaluation for orientation and on-boarding for new APPs; serves as a primary resource for new hires.
Coordinate professional development of APPs by arranging activities (ie. Lecture series, grand rounds) and being available to teammates to nurture professional growth; promote accountability and professionalism within the practice.
Actively participate in professional organizations and accept personal responsibility for professional development and maintenance of professional competence and credentials.

Quality and Evidence-Based Practice Behaviors

Support the development of quality measure and quality controls for department/practice.
Support compliance with National Patient Safety Goals related to applicable administrative Joint Commission.
Oversee follow-up to ONS (Occurrence Notification System) reports related to APPs.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

2220 North Druid Hills Road

Job Family

Nurse Practitioner/Phys Assistant

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